The Somerset reporter., 1887-01-19

hchu beO. nshlug new uu. THIS Week.
The fine Cunard colt belonging to II. Il.
Tufts, made mention of last week as sick
has since died
Another cold snap whoopcd down ON
lis last night running the mercury down
like fun. From 81 to 10 below wa, the
register this morning.
Mr.. Herbert l.. Gushing has on cNhibi-
tion in George Cushing's show window, II
very fine specimen of Crayon work. 1t Is
attracting lots Of attention
The clustering weather and bad travel
| ling of Saturday evening made it adyiSa-
Bile for the management to postpone the
second entertainment of the &. \ K.
course, viz: Readings and recitatuns by
DIR. S. 4. Patten. until later on IN the
winter.
Mr.. G. w. Bishop the New York horse
man, is To be nj Hotel Hesclton ShoWhe
gan, Thursday, Jan 9TH, until . O'Clock
2. NJ, prepared to buy some very fne
horses, the best that can he exhibited.
They must stand l5f to lG hands high.
with good action; also a few ponie, Ilf To
l44 hands high Remember the day.
The annual meeting and banqnci of the
Boston Homeopathic Medical Society
will convene at the Parker House on
Thursday cvcningsau 2oth. Tie As>o-
citation has rendered DR.. Fellows an inyi-
tation TO be present as n guest OF the So
ciety. He will leave here Thursday morn
ing and probably return Saturday even
ing.
party from this place made mp mostly
of members of Carrahasset Lodge /. O..
o. F., chartered a special train. and visit
ed Pittstield last evening the object be
ing to give our former townsman and
their brother odd Fellow, O. T. Blackden
proprietor Of the Laneey House, a good
oldfashioned honse warming. Some ifly
people were aboard, leaving here at z
NJ, returning at 6 10 this morning. 1t is
needless to state that Owen gave the vis-
itors warm welcome,
We have had two severe storms the
past week. either one of which beat the
previous records of the season. The
storm of Friday last, although drifting
considerably, hereaboutS, was more St
we're farther west, and the j.35 p. IN. pas
senger train did not arrive here until a.
IN. The storm of Monday, some four
inches of light SNOW, was sifted about SO
by the winds of Tuesday that travel in
the country will be blocked for the pres
ent.
The plans for the new stage III Coburn
Hail have been received, and were accept
able to the committee The new struc-
ture will be six inches lower than at pres
ent with depth of y feet and width of
2s feet. By this enlargement the capaci-
ty of the hall will be cut down to 1000
The seats in the body of the hall are to
be raised, opera chair style, while those
in the gallery will be arranged so thai
one seat will have no advantages over
another The new stage will have an ad-
dition of fifteen sets of complete scenery,
together with Il magnificent drop curtain,
and will be lighted by the incandcSccnt
electric system The two arc lights now
in the auditorium will continue to he
used. \ crew of carpenters under the
supervision of l., w. Weston began on
the woodwork yesterday morning, and
when the entire plans are carried out
Skowhcgan will have one of the finest
amusement halls in New England L. c.
Ilcselton already has fine company en-
gagged for the opening night, about the
middle of February.